Underdog Tech Award 2023

Discover how the ceremony took place

I want to be part of a community of ambitious, strong, and smart women. They are heading in the same direction as me. They have submitted 116 applications for the Aurora Tech Award. Each of them is a superstar in their industry, region, country, or university. You can learn a lot from each of them. There is are  saying.

Performance at a new level across a wide variety of companies is a result of these awards for women. Participants can develop new skills and new contacts for future success. The most important thing is to show that startups founded by women from Central Asia or any Russian-speaking country can bring positive change.

"Tech is always changing, but if you have a network that helps you change with it, you’re set."

Winners of 2023

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Elizabeth Mwangi
2nd place
Elizabeth Mwangi
3rd place
Our mission is

To challenge injustice in an effort to make the world a fairer place for 1bn+ people by 2030

Underdog Tech Award ceremony 2023

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Finalists of 2023

Ainura Sagyn
1st place
Elizabeth Mwangi
1st place
Elizabeth Mwangi
1st place
Elizabeth Mwangi
1st place
Elizabeth Mwangi
1st place
Elizabeth Mwangi
1st place
Elizabeth Mwangi
1st place
Elizabeth Mwangi
1st place
Elizabeth Mwangi
1st place
Elizabeth Mwangi
1st place
Finalists of 2023
1st place
Finalists of 2023
1st place
Finalists of 2023
1st place

VC Partners of 2023

Analysts from these VC funds review applications in the third stage of the competition and provide valuable feedback
WE Ventures
WE Ventures, a Microsoft initiative, supports gender diverse startups by providing strategic capital and technology development.
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WE Ventures
WE Ventures, a Microsoft initiative, supports gender diverse startups by providing strategic capital and technology development.
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WE Ventures
WE Ventures, a Microsoft initiative, supports gender diverse startups by providing strategic
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IdeaSpace Investments
IdeaSpace Investments is the venture capital arm of IdeaSpace Foundation
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Community Partners of 2023

Latam Startups
Non-profit accelerator in Toronto that works exclusively with international startups
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Latam Startups
Non-profit accelerator in Toronto that works
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Latam Startups
Non-profit accelerator in Toronto that works exclusively with international startups
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Latam Startups
Non-profit accelerator in Toronto that works exclusively with international startups
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Jury of 2023

Fatma Nasujo
Global Head of Corporate Operations at Wasoko
Sean Kim
President and Chief Product Officer at Kajabi
Arsen Tomsky
Founder and CEO of inDrive
Charles Eesley
Associate Professor and W.M. Keck Foundation Faculty Scholar in the Department of Management Science and Engineering at Stanford University
Daniel Gándara
Vice President MercadoLibre
Damla Buyuktaskin
Senior Regional Livelihoods and Economic Inclusion Officer for Asia Pacific Countries in the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Mentors of 2023

Bruno Paim
Head of Product at Cromai
Dmitri Sedov
CFO at inDrive
Egor Fedorov
Chief of Staff at inDrive
Elena Mazetova
ex-Vice-President of Legal at inDrive
Nikita Yuriev
Investment Director, ultra.vc
Sean Kim
President and Chief Product Officer at Kajabi
Valeriya Verkhovykh
Head of Engagement Products, Oxygen
Yury Palevich
ex-VP of Innovations at inDrive

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